Gunnbjørn Fjeld
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Gunnbjørn Fjeld is the tallest mountain in the Arctic and a prominent peak of Greenland’s remote ice-covered interior.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gunnbjorn Fjeld | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain
ⓘ
summit ⓘ ultra-prominent peak ⓘ |
| access | ski-plane from Iceland or Greenland ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
ⓘ
surface form:
Gunnbjorn Fjeld
Gunnbjørn Fjeldt ⓘ |
| climate | polar ⓘ |
| climbingDifficulty | glaciated alpine ascent ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Greenland ⓘ |
| coveredBy | ice cap ⓘ |
| elevation |
12119 ft
ⓘ
3694 m ⓘ |
| firstAscentBy |
August S. Jensen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ebbe Munck ⓘ Helge Petersen ⓘ |
| firstAscentYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| hasGlaciers | yes ⓘ |
| isHighestPointOf |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
Greenland ⓘ Denmark ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Denmark
|
| latitude | approximately 68.9° N ⓘ |
| listing |
Ultra
ⓘ
country high point ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arctic region
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic
Greenland Ice Sheet (North American sector) ⓘ
surface form:
Greenland ice sheet
King Christian IX Land ⓘ Sermersooq municipality ⓘ |
| longitude | approximately 29.9° W ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Watkins Range ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Gunnbjörn Ulfsson ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Danish ⓘ |
| nearestMajorSettlement | Tasiilaq ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the highest peak in Greenland
ⓘ
being the tallest mountain in the Arctic ⓘ remote location on Greenland ice sheet ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arctic Cordillera
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic Cordillera (broad sense)
|
| prominence |
11483 ft
ⓘ
3500 m ⓘ |
| region |
Greenland coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Greenland
|
| relativeLocation | eastern Greenland interior ⓘ |
| topographicIsolation | >1000 km ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Gunnbjorn Fjeld